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Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025 -
Ansa works in a Helsinki supermarket, collecting expired food and cadging the odd casserole for her dinner.—
Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
4 Dec. 2023
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On top of that, Nico is also, quite obviously, just mooching off/clinging to Mindy because he got cut off by his family.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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The Netflix rep says there is no correlation between this change and people mooching off other people's accounts.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
1 Dec. 2025
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First there was Norwegian’s Sturla Holm Lægreid confessing to cheating on his girlfriend during a live interview after winning the bronze medal and tearfully begging her to come back (shockingly, humiliating his ex on national television didn’t work).—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The current crop, by contrast, has been begging visitors to crawl back into the light.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mourners pray over the bodies of several Palestinians killed, outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on Sunday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Two years after relocating to Minnesota, praying for a better life, the 49-year-old’s next ordeal began.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Then, dampen a cleaning cloth or sponge with the mixture, and wipe down the stainless steel in one direction, towards the grain to prevent streaks.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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Then, dip a soft cloth or sponge into the solution and wipe the faucet.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
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The type of memory flashbacks that are shot at knee level, gauzy and out of focus, with a gossamer visual touch to conjure whispering, buried emotions of the past.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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Emerald Fennell’s pictorial talents — her ability to conjure images of striking, almost fantastical beauty — mesh remarkably well with the twisted, heated emotions of Brontë’s novel.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Robbins implores all people, but especially older generations, to get familiar with new technology.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Urging Mother’s Abductors To Contact Them Savannah Guthrie immediately posted the videos and photos on Instagram, imploring the public to pay attention.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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As Clare Malone reported for The New Yorker, Woodward beseeched Bezos to intercede.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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As Trump sent thousands of troops and elite military ships to the region in the lead-up to the Jan. 3 raid, Machado beseeched him to intervene in her country and topple Maduro.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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